The tenth Word is coincidental in that the lines of the Tenth Word coincide with the date of copyright and the announcement of a secular republic that separates from the religious world, which is a sign of the denial of resurrection. In other words, the meaning of that article is: "Since the secular republic remains neutral with the principle of not involving religion or irreligion; the people of deviation and heresy, taking advantage of this neutrality of the republic, are likely to openly deny the resurrection." It is not an attack on the government; it may be a reference to the government's neutral stance. The truth, nine years ago, the Tenth Word, by distributing eight hundred copies, tightened the denial of resurrection in the hearts of the people of deviation, did not allow them to express it with their tongues, and sealed their mouths. The miraculous proofs of the Tenth Word were shown to their eyes.
Yes, the Tenth Word became a mighty pillar like resurrection, a steel wall around faith, and silenced the people of deviation. Of course, the Republic Government was pleased with this, as it freely circulated among the members of the Council, governors, and senior officials with complete freedom...
It is a very strong and convincing scientific response against the objections made in the name of European civilization and philosophy, and perhaps against the corruption of politics by the English. Such a scientific response, not fifteen years ago, would always be met with approval. This scientific freedom, of course, a freedom-loving Republic Government would not restrict...
O you ruling authorities! If the aim of the Risale-i Nur were the world or if there were a worldly purpose intended within it, among the hundred and twenty treatises, there would be tens of thousands of points of criticism in your eyes. Among such a hundred and twenty thousand sweet fruits, is it permissible to forbid that blessed garden and hold the garden owner responsible merely because fifteen fruits, like sulfate, are bitter? I leave it to your conscience, which is just.
Tarihçe-i Hayat
·Eskisehir Hayati
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I request an important right from the judge and the court.
Namely, in this matter, it is not only my person that is involved, for you to settle the issue by condemning me and taking the facts for granted. Because the spiritual person of the learned and pious has been accused in the eyes of the people in this matter, and the government has also come to a state of insecurity against the pious and the learned, and since the learned and pious must know how to avoid dangerous and harmful attempts, I would certainly like the last part of my defense, which I have written myself, to be published with new letters through the press. So that the learned and pious may not fall into enticements and not approach harmful and dangerous attempts, and the spiritual person of the government may be freed from accusations in the eyes of the people. And the government may feel secure regarding the learned and this misunderstanding may be eliminated. And such events and misunderstandings, which are very harmful to the government, the people, and the country, may not recur...
God, nine years ago, the Tenth Word, by distributing eight hundred copies, prevented the people of deviation from tightening the denial of resurrection in their hearts and giving it to their tongues, stopped their mouths, and showed them the amazing proofs. Yes, the Tenth Word was a mighty pillar like resurrection, a steel armor around faith, silenced the people of deviation. Indeed, the Republican Government was pleased, for the copies of the Tenth Word circulated freely in the hands of the judges and governors and high officials.
For the past four months, in this matter of life and death, my pitiable condition has not been inquired about even by a letter from any place, and I have been publicly exposed in a way that alarms the people, drawing general hatred against me, and completely deprived of all facilities and support, and in my protest letter I explained a story describing my strange and lonely condition.
Tarihçe-i Hayat
·Eskisehir Hayati
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In His name - and indeed, everything praises Him. 1
Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. 2
My brothers, Gayyûr, Zeki, Ciddî, Siddîk, and Hakikî, Hoca Sabri Efendi and Hafız Ali; On this Friday, during the day, because of my discomfort, I had rested a little. I saw something resembling a dream, but not a dream, as if in imagination: Sabri appeared before me, with Hafız Ali behind him. Sabri said to me: "Master, while there are great acts of divine attention named 'inayât-ı seb'a', what is the reason and wisdom behind giving so much importance to the partial attention mentioned in the Tenth Word?" Then he withdrew. After that, I got up and thought. I said to myself: "Perhaps Sabri has read or is reading the letter I wrote to Isparta; he might have asked me a question out of concern because of my passionate writing." Anyway... I say to Sabri, who is my first addressee after Hulûsi (and let Hafız Ali also listen):
There are three reasons for giving great importance to the partial attention in the Tenth Word:
First: The value of the Tenth Word has not been fully appreciated. I have privately read it, perhaps fifty times, and each time I have enjoyed it and felt the need to read it again. Some people read such a treatise once and consider it sufficient, treating it like other scholarly writings and then leave it. However, this treatise belongs to the spiritual sciences. Just as we need bread every day, we always need this kind of knowledge. My soul desired to draw attention and importance to this treatise, but I could not do anything. The Almighty, out of His mercy, gave me a sign. Since this sign was in accordance with my serious desire, it seems very important.
Second: You know, someone from a distant place, perhaps a five-day journey away, comes to see us and to benefit spiritually. However, my condition does not allow more than a few hours of conversation with them. Yet, to show the value of the treatises to that guest and to encourage them to benefit from them, and to help them with the strength of faith and spiritual power they need, a few days are necessary. Because not everyone can reach the strong proofs in the treatises and fully understand them. My soul greatly desired that the guest could...
Barla Lâhikası
·Mektup 241
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Greet the imam of your neighborhood, Hafız Ömer Efendi, and say that I have accepted him. Also, tell him the conditions for being a student. It greatly pleases me that your father, Bey Fethi, and Hoca Abdurrahman listen to the Words seriously. I pray for them, and they should also pray for me. The person named Seydâ is not the same person your father is connected to, but rather an important figure who appeared and declared himself before him. Sabri, Süleyman, Tevfik, and all the brothers greet you.
FOURTH POINT
In your first question, which includes four or five points, you ask: "What will the gathering place of resurrection be like in terms of gathering and appearance? Will it be a physical place? And how will we meet our friends and ask the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, for intercession? How will a single individual meet with countless people? What will the clothing of the people of Paradise and Hell be like? And who will show us the way?"
Answer: The answer to this question is fully and clearly found in the books of hadith. We will mention only a few points relevant to our subject and our tradition. These are as follows:
First: In a letter, it is stated that the gathering place of resurrection will be located on the surface of the Earth's sphere. Just as the Earth's sphere currently sends its spiritual products to the gathering place's essence, and through the annual movement, a physical circle will emerge, and with the products of that physical circle, the gathering place of resurrection will begin to form. Also, it is stated that the Earth's sphere, this divine ship, will empty the Small Hell located at its center into the Great Hell, and similarly, it will also empty its essence into the gathering place of resurrection.
Second: In the Tenth and Twenty-Ninth Words, and in other Words as well, it is stated with absolute certainty that the resurrection gathering place, along with its physical form, is definitely proven.
Third: As for meeting, it is definitely proven in the Sixteenth Word and in the Thirty-First and Thirty-Second Words that a person, through the secret of light, can be present in thousands of places at once and meet with millions of people in a moment.
Mektubat
·Yirmi Sekizinci Mektup
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Until now, since the occurrence of that event, we have passed through a period of caution so that the conditions of the students from different strata here might not appear to have changed due to an important incident, and so as not to draw the attention of the hypocrites to ourselves and to you.
Also, through the interpretations of the dreams of many individuals like Nazif, we understood that an event has occurred among you. We send our greetings and prayers to all our brothers one by one, and especially to those who have suffered misfortune. May Allah quickly rescue them and place them back in the positions of their duties. Ameen.
Your brother,
Said Nursî
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This is a saying of Hafız Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), an important pillar of the Risale-i Nur.
My beloved master, you said: "The greatest danger of this strange age is that the Risale-i Nur, which grants a decisive proof to the disciples who treat the wound of the infidels of the Last Days—those who will leave the world without faith—with the medicine of entering the grave with faith, using the miraculous language of the Qur'an—how can the service of weak individuals, with their limited and divine abilities, match this? Perhaps both are a divine gift." After stating this, just as the light of a lamp shines in the darkness of night and calls all the possessors of souls, even the smallest moths, from darkness to light with its eloquent speech, so too does the Risale-i Nur call those scholars and those of the spiritual path who have not been metaphorically executed by the sword of the Sharia and have not drowned and died in the darkness. This is a manifestation of His Name Rahîm.
The first of the two memories: The narration of the hadith regarding elderly women and the eternal and certain influence we have always seen in the blessed hadith, brought joy to us and to many women who are greatly concerned. May Allah be forever pleased with you. Ameen.
Sikke-i Tasdik-i Gaybi
·Risale I Nurdan Parlak Fikralar Ve Bir Kisim Guzel Mektuplar
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This ninth essay will present a crucial point and a great proof of these celestial verses indicating one pole of faith and the divine evidences proving resurrection. It is a subtle divine grace that, thirty years ago, Said, in the end of his work titled "Muhakemat," the introduction to his tafsir, had written:
"Second Purpose: Two verses in the Qur'an indicating resurrection will be interpreted and explained. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful," and had stopped there, not having written further.
To the Creator of Mercy, be countless thanks and praise for the signs and evidences of resurrection, for thirty years later He granted success and grace. Indeed, nine or ten years ago, He bestowed the Tenth Statement and the Twenty-Ninth Statement, which contain two brilliant and powerful proofs and interpretations of the divine command:
"Look at the signs of Allah's mercy, how He brings life to the earth after its death. Indeed, He is the One who brings the dead to life, and He is Almighty over everything."
These silenced the deniers. Also, from the impregnable fortress of the two texts of the faith of resurrection, nine to ten years later, He honored this essay with the interpretation of the second verse, which was mentioned at the beginning. This ninth essay consists of nine lofty stations and one important introduction, as indicated by the aforementioned verse.
Şualar
·Dokuzuncu Sua
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My heart wishes that I could immediately write down the entire Risâletü’n-Nur, so that I could begin to study the rare gems in my possession according to my capacity.
I was able to complete the Thirty-First Diamond manuscript two days earlier with the grace and mercy of the Almighty. I have explained the marginal notes belonging to my brother Ahmed. I read a little and want to read the Tenth Word; however, this Word is spiritually heavier than the existing things. I am about to finish the second part of the Icazat al-Kur’an immediately. But if you kindly grant me the desire for the Thirty-Second Word as well, I will be unable to express my resulting satisfaction in any way. Because after hearing such precious and meaningful works, my desire to see them increases more and more, and I cannot prevent myself from this nature.
Sabri
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Barla Lâhikası
·Mektup 26
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THIRTEENTH ÂYET: In Surah Âl-i İmrân
1 And none knows its interpretation except Allah and those firmly rooted in knowledge.
FOURTEENTH ÂYET: In Surah Nisâ
2 But among them are those firmly rooted in knowledge. These two verses especially look toward this age.
The meaning of the first verse shows that when a group possessing deep knowledge in the field explains the true interpretations of the ambiguous verses of the Qur’an and removes doubts by believing, it dispels the doubts that the people of misguidance try to distort and multiply with false interpretations. This general meaning has its manifestations and specific instances in every age. Through the world war, the criticisms and suspicions of Europe, which have been directed against the Qur’an for a thousand years, have found their way and spread within the Islamic world. Some of these suspicions have taken on a scientific form and emerged. In this age, those who have refuted these suspicions and objections are primarily the Risale-i Nur and its disciples. Since this verse also looks toward this age, it gazes at the Risale-i Nur and its disciples while also referring to the school of the later scholars, according to whom the phrase "except Allah" cannot be attributed.
Therefore, the numerical value of the phrase is exactly 4 "Indeed, man is prone to transgression," totaling one thousand three hundred forty-four (1344), which coincides exactly with the date when the Risale-i Nur and its disciples entered the spiritual battlefield. This includes them within the sacred domain of this verse. Also, the spread of the Tenth Word, which is one of the strongest and brightest proofs of the Hereafter, and the announcement of the Twenty-Fifth Word, which states that the Qur’an is a miracle in forty ways, both coincide exactly with the numerical value of "Indeed, man is prone to transgression."
Şualar
·Birinci Sua
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This is a letter written by my uncle Hulusi Bey's predecessor, my cousin Abdurrahman, who passed away at the age of twenty-six, a few weeks before his death.
And indeed, nothing glorifies Him except by His praise. In the name of Allah, the Most High.
Peace be upon you.
I kiss your hands and ask for your prayers. I received news of your health through Effendi Tahsin, along with your enlightening Tenth Word pamphlet; I thank you very much. Although I had previously gone against your command and separated from my respected and valuable uncle, and although I regretted it and was found worthy of your forgiveness, this was also predestined. And it happened by the command and will of Allah, and perhaps for our good. Therefore, I committed a mistake due to ignorance and suffered its consequences. I ask for your forgiveness and pray for your prayers so that I may not suffer again in the future.
Dear beloved uncle! I would also like to mention here that, thanks to your guidance and support, I have protected and continue to protect myself from actions and behaviors that would harm religion and the afterlife. Although I have seen and suffered many worthless misfortunes of this world and have also seen and experienced many pleasures and joys, I have never forgotten that all of these are futile, and that the pleasures and joys of this world, which are not for the sake of Allah, result in disgrace and severe punishment. On the other hand, I know and believe that the hardships endured in this world for the sake of Allah and on the paths He has commanded lead to true pleasure and reward. This feeling and this belief have taken root in my mind and imagination due to your upbringing and guidance. Because I know the truth is like this, I endure all hardships with gratitude.
Now, my dear uncle and great master; I have had to make a commitment to be able to struggle against my exhausted ego and to refrain from and not listen to its desires, which are deceptive and ultimately cause pain. Now, thanks to the grace and mercy of Allah, I feel at ease in every way. I ignore what others say if it is evil, and I do not quarrel with anyone to avoid acquiring bad traits. For a long time in the circle,
Barla Lâhikası
·Mektup 23
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Here, O my brothers and companions in the service of the Qur'an! How would it be an injustice and a mistake to give all the honor and all the spoils of victory to the corporal of a detachment that has captured a fortress?
Similarly, you cannot give the share in the spiritual conquests achieved by your spiritual strength and your pens to a poor and helpless person like me. Indeed, in such a blessed community, there is a stronger spiritual sign than the hidden blessings, and I see it, but I cannot show it to everyone or to the general public.
THIRD SIGN
The treatises of the Risale-i Nur, which prove all the important religious and Qur'anic truths, even in a clear and evident manner, are a strong spiritual sign and a divine care.
Because among these truths there are some that even the great genius Ibn Sina, who was considered the greatest of intellects, admitted his helplessness in understanding and said, "The mind cannot find a way to them." The treatise "Tenth Word" conveys those truths, which even that genius could not grasp, to the common people and even to children.
For example, in solving the mystery of destiny and the nature of free will, the great scholar Sa'd al-Taftazani, in his famous book "Mukaddemât-ı Isna Aşer," which he composed in forty to fifty pages, could only explain these matters and could only convey them to the learned. In the same subject, the treatise "Twenty-Sixth Word," in just two pages of the Second Chapter, fully explains these same issues in a manner that can be conveyed to everyone. Is this not a work of divine care?
Moreover, that mystery of the world's hidden secrets and the enigma of the universe, which is called the secret of the world's hiddenness and the wonder of the cosmos, which cannot be discovered by any philosophy and which leaves all schools of thought in wonder, and which was revealed only through the power of the Glorious Qur'an—this difficult enigma and this astonishing mystery was revealed in the allusive point at the end of the Twenty-Fourth Letter and the Twenty-Ninth Word, and in the six wisdoms of the Thirty-First Word concerning the subtle atoms.
Mektubat
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THIRTEENTH ÂYET: In Surah Âl-i İmrân
1 And none knows its interpretation except Allah and those firmly rooted in knowledge.
FOURTEENTH ÂYET: In Surah Nisâ
2 But among them are those firmly rooted in knowledge. These two verses especially look toward this age.
The meaning of the first verse shows that when a group possessing deep knowledge in the field explains the true interpretations of the ambiguous verses of the Qur’an and removes doubts by believing, it dispels the doubts that the people of misguidance try to distort and multiply with false interpretations. This general meaning has its manifestations and specific instances in every age. Through the world war, the criticisms and suspicions of Europe, which have been directed against the Qur’an for a thousand years, have found their way into and spread within the Islamic world. Some of these suspicions have taken on a scientific form and have emerged. In this age, those who have refuted these suspicions and objections are primarily the Risale-i Nur and its disciples. Since this verse also looks toward this age, it gazes at the Risale-i Nur and its disciples while also referring to the school of the later scholars, according to the 3 اِلاَّ اللّٰهُ.
Therefore, the numerical value of the phrase 4 اِنَّ اْلاِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغٰى, which is exactly one thousand three hundred forty-four (1344), coincides precisely with the date when the Risale-i Nur and its disciples entered the field of spiritual struggle. This brings them into the sacred domain of this verse. Also, the spread of the Tenth Word, which is one of the strongest and brightest proofs of the Hereafter, and the announcement of the Twenty-Fifth Word, which declares the Qur’an to be a miracle in forty ways, both coincide exactly with the numerical value of اِنَّ اْلاِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغٰى.
Şualar
·Birinci Sua
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Tenvir
For example, if the globe of the earth is imagined as consisting of colorful, various, and small pieces of glass, each will receive a different reflection from the sun according to its color, shape, and nature. This hypothetical reflection is neither the essence of the sun nor its direct light. Likewise, if the colors of the various and colorful flowers, which are the representation of the sun's reflection and the depiction of its light and manifestation, were to speak, each would say, "The sun is like me" or "The sun is mine."
أَنَّ خَيَالَاتِي كِهْ دَامِ أَوْلِيَاسْت - عَكْسِ مَهْرُويَانِ بُوسْتَانِ خُدَاسْت 1
But the direction of the adherents of unity of witness is distinction and perception. The direction of the adherents of unity of existence is annihilation and absorption. The pure direction is the direction of the adherents of distinction and perception.
تَفَكَّرُوا فِي أَلآءِ اللَّهِ وَلاَ تَفَكَّرُوا فِي ذَاتِهِ فَإِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَقْدِرُوا 2
فَكَيْفَ كَيْفِيَّةُ الْجَبَّارِ ذِي الْقِدَمِ حَقِيقَةُ الْمَرْءِ لَيْسَ الْمَرْءُ يُدْرِكُهَا
فَكَيْفَ يُدْرِكُهُ مُسْتَحْدَثُ النَّسَمِ 3 هُوَ الَّذِي أَبْدَعَ الْأَشْيَاءَ وَأَنْشَأَهَا
Since the second part of the Point concerns resurrection, angels, and the eternity of the soul, and since the noble Twenty-Ninth and Tenth Words explain these truths very clearly, they are not included here but referred to them. The third part has been separately published under the name of the First Gate of Light, consisting of fourteen lessons.
Said Nursî
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Mesnevi-i Nuriye
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2 And indeed, nothing is there but praises Him, 1 by His Name, the Most High.
Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings in the number of the letters you have written and printed 3.
Beloved, sincere, and capable, my brothers; We congratulate you on your blessed nights of Ashura and your Kurban Bayram. The matter that came to mind regarding the physical resurrection of Nur Factory owner Hafiz Ali is important, and the representation at the end of the letter is very good and meaningful. From that memory, I understood that the Ninth Light wants the nine proofs of the physical resurrection after the introduction of the resurrection. However, unfortunately, for one or two years, the task of authorship has been delayed. The issues of the Risale-i Nur are not resolved with knowledge, thought, intention, or deliberate choice; rather, they are mostly resolved through common sense, enlightenment, and awareness. These nine proofs are no longer a real need, so we are not being directed to authorship.
Indeed, among the pillars of faith, belief in Allah and belief in the Last Day are the two poles and two suns of the Islamic world.
The first one: The Risale-i Nur has fully explained its proofs.
The second pole: Partly independently, the Tenth Word, the Twenty-Ninth Word, the Twenty-Eighth Word, especially in the proofs of physical pleasures and in writings such as the introduction to the resurrection, have very strongly proven the physical resurrection and silenced the deniers. And just as belief in Allah, since the existing things in this world do not show it in an obvious way, the majority of them prove the resurrection in a strong manner within the other pillars of faith.
In short: All the evidence that proves the truth of the Qur'an, the miraculous Book of Speech, proves the secondary physical resurrection through thousands of Qur'anic verses, descriptions, and explanations. Then, does another proof remain necessary, compared to the degree of the miraculous descriptions and explanations of the physical pleasures of the miraculous Paradise in the Qur'an, the Book of Speech?
Also, all the miracles and evidence that prove the truth of the Most Honored Messenger, upon whom be peace and blessings, describe and explain the secondary physical resurrection, and the physical pleasures and states of Paradise and Hell in a wonderful eloquence.
Kastamonu Lâhikası
·Mektup 131
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And shortly after that date, the most luminous parts of Risaletü'n-Nur, such as the treatise "Mu'cizat-ı Ahmediye (a.s.m.)" and the "Twentieth and Twenty-Fourth Letters," began to appear on the field of dissemination, and at the same time, the treatise "Mu'cizat-ı Kur'âniye," which proves the inimitability of the Qur'an in forty ways, and the two parts of the "Tenth Word" about the resurrection were published in "Forty Two (42)" and had extraordinary announcements in "Forty Six (46)." This is a strong indication that this verse has a special reference to it.
Just as these verses point to the composition and dissemination, so too, the word تَنْزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ (the revelation of the Book) coincides with the name Risaletü'n-Nur (with the letter ن being doubled, there is a very slight difference) and metaphorically looks at it and accepts it. Because the word تَنْزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ (the revelation of the Book) is 951, and from the secret point of view of the three differences, it looks at the rank of Risaletü'n-Nur, which is 948.
Suddenly, it occurred to me that the secret of these three differences is that the rank of Risaletü'n-Nur is third. That is, it is not a revelation and cannot be. Also, generally, it is not inspiration, but perhaps mostly the impressions and inspirations of the Qur'an that come to the heart through the grace and help of the Qur'an. It is remarkable that in the first حٰمۤ of Surah Al-Mu'min, the verse تَنْزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللّٰهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ (the revelation of the Book from the Almighty, All-Knowing) has a cipher rank of 1370, which looks toward some important verses. Perhaps in fifteen to twenty years, another light of the Qur'an will appear, or perhaps the Resâili'n-Nur will have a special expansion and new revelations. Since I do not know, I cannot open that door.
TWENTY-FIFTH VERSE: 2 حٰمۤ - تَنْزِيلٌ مِنَ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ (This is a sacred verse). The metaphorical meaning of this verse has a very strong connection with the Resâili'n-Nur. One aspect is that the work of Risaletü'n-Nur and his disciples is based on four principles.
Şualar
·Birinci Sua
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Suddenly, he received another compassionate slap. His finger holding the pen was permanently broken. "With this finger, you will neither practice legal representation nor write the Qur'an," it was indicated with the language of meaning. We were astonished at his finger, since we did not know about his attempt at legal representation. Later it became clear that the sacred and pure service of the Qur'an, very clean, did not want to use his fingers for other tasks.
Whatever it may be... I recognized Hulusi Bey as myself, and I spoke on his behalf. Hakkı Efendi is also exactly like him. If he is not satisfied with my representation, let him write his own slap.
SIXTH
It is Bekir Efendi. Since he is not available now, just as I have entrusted my brother Abdülmejid, I say with trust in his honesty and loyalty, and based on the knowledge of all my dear friends like Hafiz from Sham and Süleyman Efendi:
Bekir Efendi accepted the Tenth Statement. We sent the Twenty-Fifth Statement regarding the permission of the Qur'an to him before new letters came out. We wrote that we would send the printing cost of the Tenth Statement, and we would also send the cost for this one. Bekir Efendi, considering my poor condition and estimating the printing cost to be about four hundred banknotes, and fearing that perhaps the teacher might not be satisfied if he gave it from his own pocket, his mind deceived him. It was not accepted. It caused a significant loss to the service of the Qur'an. Two months later, nine hundred liras were stolen. He received a compassionate and severe slap. Insha'Allah, the nine hundred liras lost were converted into charity.
SEVENTH
It is Hafiz Tevfik from Sham. He says himself: Yes, I confess that I received two compassionate slaps because of my actions in the service of the Qur'an, which were done unknowingly and with wrong thinking. I have no doubt that this slap came from that side.
FIRST: Praise be to Allah, my Arabic handwriting was kindly improved to a style suitable for the Qur'an. My teacher first had me write three parts and then distributed the rest among my fellow friends.
Lem'alar
·Onuncu Lema
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In the Risale-i Nur, it has been proven with decisive and strong proofs that if unity and oneness did not exist, a flower and a tree, perhaps even more difficultly, and a tree and a spring, perhaps even more obscurely, would altogether lose their value and artistic perfection. And now, a living being created in one minute would have taken a whole year to be created, perhaps not being created at all. It is precisely for this secret reason that these fruits, these flowers, these trees, and these creatures, despite their great multiplicity and complexity, emerge constantly and take up their duties, perform their functions, complete them, and pass on their seeds to their places.
Second Secret:
Just as a single sun, by the secret of luminosity, transparency, obedience, and the flash of its inherent power, can reflect countless images and bright objects and mirrors, so too, by the effortless and vast activity of its power, it can easily reflect the opposite of these countless images and bright objects and mirrors with the command of God. The few and the many are one; there is no difference.
If a single word were spoken, from the infinite scope of infinite creation, just as that single word effortlessly reaches the ear of one person, it would also effortlessly reach the ears of a million people with the permission of the Lord. A single listener and thousands of listeners are equal; there is no difference.
Also, just as a single light like an eye or a single spiritual being like Gabriel, who is luminous, by the infinite scope of the divine activity in the manifestation of mercy, can be present and look at one place easily and effortlessly, so too, by the power of God, he can be present, look, and enter into thousands of places easily and effortlessly; there is no difference between few and many.
Şualar
·Yedinci Sua
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Beloved, faithful brothers and brothers who are steadfast in the service of faith; First: The first Nuri task, God willing, will operate in many of the press's branches. Now it is also giving great merits and strong faith services to its disciples. Is this task progressing forward, or is it falling behind due to the harsh conditions of this winter?
The second task is also to include the Tenth Word, along with its supplements, and the two Mu'jizat treatises and their supplements at the end. Those who have completed the first task, if they still have the available materials, should try to collect them into one volume; otherwise, they should procure them. Because the Islamic world, in its current awakening and striving for Islamic unity, will certainly seek works like the Risale-i Nur, and for the broad gaze of great circles, large collections are certainly needed.
Second: Your help to me is very evident and very great in two ways.
First: Your working in the service of the Nuri cause reduces all my sufferings and troubles to nothing, and indeed transforms them into joys.
Second: Know for certain that I have no doubt that your prayers have caused their heavy and cruel oppressions to be transformed into compassionate and beneficial considerations for me.
In conclusion: Their fear of the officials and the people has saved me from great errors and hesitations, and from states contrary to sincerity and from wasting my time, and has shown perfect justice and compassion of the Divine decree within human oppression. Compared to this, whatever comes upon me carries a mercy beneath it. Only a small loss of ten dirhams, for them to be occupied with me, saves the Risale-i Nur from a loss of ten thousand liras. Therefore, do not worry about me at all. Indeed, sometimes when I wish to curse them for their betrayals that touch my veins, considering their imminent death sentences, the torments in their solitary prison graves, and the benefits and advantages for my cause and our service that result from these betrayals, I give up the curse.
Third: Receiving one or two of your letters each week is for me both a cure and a source of comfort and spiritual conversation, and with great eagerness I await the post. From all of you
Emirdağ Lâhikası - I
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There is only this much: We had the treatise on the Day of Judgment, named "The Tenth Word," printed before the new alphabet was introduced. It reached the hands of the government's senior officials, the members of parliament, and the governors; no one objected. Eight hundred copies of it were distributed. Because of its distribution, some purely spiritual and religious treatises, on their own, reached the hands of some people. Naturally, this spontaneous and self-initiated distribution pleased me, and in some of my private letters, I expressed this approval in an encouraging tone. But for three months now, after all this careful scrutiny, in the whole country, only fifteen to twenty people have found my books in their hands. For a man who has spent thirty years of his life in authorship and teaching, how can the fact that some special treatises are in the hands of twenty special friends be considered as publication? How can one say that such a publication "has a certain goal in mind"?
Gentlemen! If I had pursued a worldly or political goal, in these ten years, instead of fifteen or twenty people, my connections would have been evident with hundreds of thousands of people. Anyway, there are more detailed explanations and details on this point in my final defense...
How can the verses "2 So the mother's share is one sixth; 1 And for the male, the share is equal to that of two females," which in all interpretations have always had a very certain and unquestionable scientific answer against the objections of civilization from ancient times, be used against me in the indictment?
In the indictment, again quoting from the Fihrist, it is stated that the translations of the "Kur'anic letters and the zikr" have not taken their place. This issue is an eight-year-old matter and is an unquestionable scientific fact. How can the government's later acceptance of translation, according to some current opinions, turn that scientific fact against me?
Regarding the closure of our mosque, it is a complaint against the brutal oppression of the district manager and a few of his friends and the district governor, concerning their persons and the abuse of their official positions. It is a four-point memorandum, and I did not give this treatise to anyone.
Tarihçe-i Hayat
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In His Name - and indeed, everything praises Him. 1
Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. 2
Dear, serious, and sincere brothers in the service of the Qur'an, my sincere and strong companions Sabri, Hüsrev, Ali, Re'fet, Bekir, Lütfü, Rüşdü; Praise be to the Almighty, who has given me such companions in an endless desert of truth. In this strange desert, movement and behavior often lead to important uses even in seemingly insignificant matters. Therefore, I pay excessive attention to some issues that may appear trivial at first glance, and I draw your attention to them more than necessary. In particular, I would like to draw your attention to the coincidence of the letter "alif" in the Tenth Word, as an important matter. The secret is as follows:
Because I feel with certainty that there is a hidden sign of a special favor, I involuntarily exclaim with the utmost joy and delight, "Oh, come and see for yourselves!" Indeed, just as experiencing a special sign from a king brings more joy than a general favor, similarly, even if one had a hundred thousand lives and offered them all, or had a hundred thousand years of life and spent them all, it would still be a small price to pay for the slightest sign of the special favor of the Almighty Creator.
It is with this joy and excitement, born from this secret, that I bring up these topics of coincidences, which some may consider trivial or excessive. And now I will raise another such topic.
In the Tenth Word, we previously felt, with clear evidence, that it not only silences the materialist agnostics who deny the physical resurrection, but also reveals a miraculous proof of the Qur'anic miracle, and more importantly, that it demonstrates a unique spiritual power of the Qur'an. Now, once again, I find myself involuntarily drawn to the Tenth Word and I look at it again.
This time, the first letter of the Word of God, the "alif," in the Tenth Word, showed such a remarkable coincidence that it cannot be attributed to chance, and is supported by other clear signs.
Barla Lâhikası
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Thus, the Tenth Word became a true guide for him, raising him in the rank of walâya (spiritual station) and bestowing upon him these three miracles. He left me eight years ago. The Tenth Word came into his hands, and as stated at the beginning of his letter, he made very good use of it, and with it he wiped away the impurities he had accumulated over eight years. Indeed, he was supported, and in another part of his letter, he said about the nature of the Tenth Word: "Send me all of your Words that you have written, and I will write and have written thirty copies of each in my own handwriting, so that they may spread and not be lost." Thus, I have lost such a heroic heir. May God have mercy on his soul.
Said Nursî
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Barla Lâhikası
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The second comprehensive testimony, which includes many testimonies: "And by the testimony of the truth of all the pillars of faith regarding his truthfulness," meaning, "The truths and manifestations and realities of the six pillars of faith absolutely testify to the prophethood and truthfulness of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)."
Because the spiritual essence of his prophetic life and the basis and nature of his prophethood are those six pillars. Therefore, all the proofs that testify to the manifestations of those pillars also testify to the truth of Muhammad's (peace and blessings be upon him) prophethood and his loyalty.
Moreover, as the Book of Fruits and the embellishments of the Tenth Word state regarding the proofs of the manifestations of the afterlife and the other pillars, each of these pillars, along with its proofs, is itself a proof of his prophethood.
The third comprehensive testimony, which includes thousands of testimonies:
"And by the testimony of his own self, upon whom be peace and blessings, by thousands of miracles and perfections and the excellence of his character," meaning, "That self (peace and blessings be upon him) is by himself, like the sun, a self-evident proof. Thousands of miracles, perfections, and his high, noble character strongly testify to his prophethood and loyalty."
Şualar
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Exactly so, the Eternal and Inherent Power is the most subtle and most precious light, the light of all lights; and the essences and truths and the spiritual aspects of things are as clear and luminous as a transparent mirror; and everything from the tiniest particle, through plants and living beings, up to the stars, the suns, and the moons, is extremely obedient, compliant, and fully subject to the commands of that eternal and inherent power. Therefore, it certainly creates the boundless multiplicity of things as a single entity and remains present among them. One thing does not hinder another. The great and the small, the many and the few, the particular and the universal are one. None of them is burdensome to it.
Indeed, just as it is said in the Tenth and Twenty-Ninth Words, with the secrets of order, balance, obedience to command, and the assimilation of orders, a large ship with a hundred cabins can be turned and moved as easily as a child turns a toy with a finger.
Also, just as a single commander, with a single command, can send a single soldier into battle, so too can he, with that same single command, lead a disciplined and obedient army into battle.
Moreover, if two mountains were placed in the two pans of a very large and sensitive balance, and in another balance, two eggs were placed in its two pans, then a single walnut placed in one pan of that balance could lift one pan up and lower the other down. Similarly, that single walnut, by a single law of wisdom, could raise one eye of the other large balance, along with the mountain on it, to the peak of the mountain, and lower the other mountain to the bottom of the valleys.
Exactly so, since the Divine Power, which is indifferent, boundless, luminous, inherent, and unfathomable, and along with it, the boundless wisdom and the most delicate Divine justice, which is the source, origin, basis, and cause of all order, arrangements, and balances, and since every particular and universal, great and small, and all things and entities are fully subject to the command of that power and under its control, it certainly turns the tiniest particles easily, and likewise, with the secret of the wisdom-order, it easily turns the stars as well.
And in spring, with a single command, it brings a fly to life easily, and with the same power of wisdom and balance, it brings to life the entire swarms of flies, all the plants, and the armies of small creatures.
Şualar
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This joke belongs to Sabri, the second Hulusi.
I waited until the Tenth Word was published. A small copy of this precious work was kindly given to me. As soon as I received it, I went under a tree among the greenery and the emerald-like flourishing plants. Although the ground was very muddy and the area was adorned with various kinds of flowers and was magnificent, this sudden and clear work is the true and absolute book of the world of existence, the most solid and truly profound and extremely beautiful, and it is confirmed with undeniable and irrefutable proofs and evidences, both narrative and rational, logical, and descriptive. It revives and will revive many people who have slipped into dangerous precipices and fallen into the worst swamps, drowning in despair and error, with precise and profound signs and truths, according to the capacity of endurance.
Although understanding the rank and importance of this precious work, even the shortest sentence, and being able to speak about it is far beyond the reach of ordinary people, I understood that it is a masterpiece that has fully drawn from the source of the Furqan (Discerner), and there is no equal to it. This poor one, with intense helplessness and weakness, plunged into the boundless ocean of truths. And this blessed work became a diamond key for me to enter the luminous ocean. Therefore, if those who are attentive and have the capacity to pay attention read it carefully, I cannot imagine how many divine truths and divine knowledge they will witness and gain.
In addition, this luminous, lofty, and sacred work, through its numbering, hinted and indicated that nine works had been previously composed, and it awakened a deep sensitivity in my heart regarding the possibility of many more works appearing after the "10th" one.
Then I understood that the light and abundant source of the Qur'an al-Hakim has flowed forth. A tremendous explosion has occurred from the diamond mines of the Furqan al-Hakim, and countless treasures and jewels named "Words" have appeared. Many hearts have been healed of ailments and have gained well-being. Through the grace of the Furqan al-Mubin, each of the "Words" has
Barla Lâhikası
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And shortly after that date, the most luminous parts of Risaletü'n-Nur, such as the treatise "Mu'cizat-ı Ahmediye (a.s.m.)" and the "Twentieth and Twenty-Fourth Letters," began to appear on the field of dissemination, and at the same time, the treatise "Mu'cizat-ı Kur'âniye," which proves the inimitability of the Qur'an in forty ways, and the two parts of the "Tenth Word" about the resurrection were published in "Forty Two (42)" and had extraordinary announcements in "Forty Six (46)" on the same date, which is a strong indication that this verse has a special attention to it.
Just as these verses point to the composition and dissemination, so too, the word تَنْزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ (the revelation of the Book) coincides with the name Risaletü'n-Nur (with the emphatic ن, with a very slight difference) and metaphorically looks at it and accepts it. Because the word تَنْزِيلُ الْكِtَابِ (the revelation of the Book) is 951, and from the secret point of view of the three differences, it looks at the rank of Risaletü'n-Nur, which is 948.
Suddenly, it occurred to me that the secret of these three differences is that the rank of Risaletü'n-Nur is third. That is, it is not a revelation and cannot be. Also, generally, it is not inspiration, but perhaps mostly the impressions and inspirations of the Qur'an that come to the heart with the grace and help of the Qur'an. It is remarkable that in the first حٰمۤ of Surah Al-Mu'min, the verse تَنْزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللّٰهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ (the revelation of the Book from the Almighty, All-Knowing) has a cipher rank of 1370, which looks toward 1370, like some important verses. Perhaps in fifteen to twenty years, another light of the Qur'an will appear, or perhaps the Resâili'n-Nur will have a special unfolding and new revelations, but since I do not know, I cannot open that door.
TWENTY-FIFTH VERSE: 2 حٰمۤ - تَنْزِيلٌ مِنَ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ is a sacred verse. The metaphorical meaning of this verse has a very strong connection with the Resâili'n-Nur. One aspect is that the work of Risaletü'n-Nur and his disciples is based on four principles.
Şualar
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This is a paragraph from Hafiz Halid, a pure-hearted, sincere, and excellent memorizer of the Qur'an, and a meticulous teacher, who has rendered great service in the verification of the Risale-i Nur.
The author of the Risale-i Nur, Bediüzzaman, the rare wonder of the world, the servant of the Qur'an Said Nursi (r.a.), I am expressing a thousandth part of my feelings about him:
My master, he is the embodiment of the name Nur (Light). This noble name is a grand name for him. The name of his village is Nurs, his mother's name is Nuriye, his Kadiri master's name is Nureddin, his Nakshi master's name is Seyyid Nur Muhammad, his Qur'anic teacher Hafiz Nuri, and the special imam of his Qur'anic service is Zinnureyn. The fact that he is the "Verse of Light" who transforms the mind and heart, and the representation of light that clarifies difficult issues is of great value. The title "Risale-i Nur" given to the collection of essays confirms that the name Nur is a grand name for him.
Although part of the miraculous work titled Risale-i Nur is in Arabic, the number of Risale-i Nur essays has now reached one hundred and nineteen. Each essay is unique in its subject.
Although it is very high, the essay titled "On the Tenth Word," which discusses the resurrection, is very remarkable and comprehensive. He has proven the resurrection and the resurrection of the dead with very strong and certain rational evidence. Many have saved their faith through it. I can say, in the secret of the verse "He it is Who made the sun a light and the moon a light," that the Risale-i Nur is a mirror of knowledge that has drawn the light of the Qur'an, the Sun of Truth, the Qur'an of the Wondrous Explanation. It has confirmed the famous astronomical principle that "the light of the moon is derived from the sun." I can also say that my master is a mirror of the Qur'an, drawing the light from the Sun of Prophethood, the Noble Messenger of God, upon whom be peace and blessings, and thus the Risale-i Nur has emerged.
My master displays a condition that is rarely found in others, a distinguished virtue that is beyond his outward appearance. At first glance, he seems to know nothing; suddenly, you see an ocean of knowledge. The extent of his education and the fact that he is a graduate of the Noble Messenger of God, upon whom be peace and blessings,
Barla Lâhikası
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It is Sabri's joke.
O Lord of the Sublime, O Master of the Supreme, this time with His graceful and elegant coincidences, He extended His spiritual hand to the luminous travelers and with His index finger said, "We are not just aimless, haphazard things. Rather, we are unique stars of the inimitable celestial book of the Qur'an, which has developed and manifested through perfect balance, true coincidences, and an absolute analogy." Thus, the coincidences and harmonies of the sacred Book, observed as if greeting and responding to each other with spiritual companions on all sides, were also observed in the Tenth Word. The meaningful and wise coincidences and arrangements of this Word seem like the meetings of a few sincere and serious brothers and friends, who are drawn to each other with the utmost sincerity and earnestness. Each verse and word of the Glorious Qur'an, which has taken words and expressions under its control, illuminates them like the stars, which are the boundless electricities of the heavens, and with these subtleties, it leaves the conscious human being, fully included in the description of humanity, amazed and enchanted.
Indeed, it is also a matter of wonder that this blessed Tenth Word, whose subject is the important issue of resurrection, which is connected to and destined for the end of the universe, also demonstrates its final coincidence within the Risale-i Nur, which is itself a coincidence. The Qur'anic rivers, which are the rivers of paradise, surge and flow with various voices, so that the suns of the Qur'an, which rose rapidly and illuminated the needs of the peoples in the age of ignorance and the era of corruption, revived the slumber of the human race, and explained and illuminated it with an eternal and perpetual light. In this age of deviation and despair and the era of innovation and excess, may they be a balm for the wounded souls of the people of faith and unity.
Yes, for the past six or seven years, the blessed community, who have smelled the exquisite and unparalleled flower of Muhammad, and who have seen this beautiful and pleasant scene from the Sura of Kavser, have received their spiritual and mental rewards, by the grace of God and with gratitude. And at this point, my soul was certain that for a long time, the people of faith and unity, like the eternal and unsetting sun of Islam,
Barla Lâhikası
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Beloved, sincere, loyal, and faithful brothers, and my strong, valuable, hardworking, and capable companions in the service of the Qur’an and faith; in this world, you are the source of my comfort, and your worth has exceeded my great expectations. May the Almighty be forever pleased with you. Ameen.
Your letters, and especially the Tenth Word, have been so beneficial to me that if I could, I would give a great gift for each page. Since I have not seen you for a long time, whenever I read one, I would say, "This is the best one." Looking at another, I would say, "This is the best one." The more I looked at the others, the more astonished I became, and I came to the firm conviction that the books of Risale-i Nur cannot be compared to each other. Each one has its own authority in its own rank. And this is a spiritual miracle of the Qur’an, a miracle of the unseen.
Yes, the comprehensive body of works of Risale-i Nur, which is an important and spiritual and intellectual guide of this age, like other great personal guides, has great miracles in accordance with its nature and in accordance with the truth of knowledge, especially in the clarification and dissemination of the truths of faith, and also has several manifest miracles, such as the Miracles of the Prophet, the Tenth Word, the Twenty-Ninth Word, and the Great Verse, each of which has its own special miracle. Many signs and events have given me a firm conviction. Indeed, the fact that he raised his students in the seminary like a guide to save their faith, multiple events leave no room for doubt. "An hour of reflection is like a year of supererogatory worship..." I have observed and concluded that the Great Party of Light is an example of this. FOOTNOTE
I would like to send you the Great Party of the Risale-i Nur and the Great Party of the Qur’an. But since the Great Party of the Qur’an is very long, I could not write it. As for the Great Party of the Nur, I wanted to translate it, but for now I have given up. Thinking that you, my brothers, do not need a translation, I will send you only the Arabic version, insha'Allah.
The piece I previously sent you under the name of the summary of the First Station of the Great Verse is the essence of that Party. Without any hesitation, that essence is a small story
Kastamonu Lâhikası
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In your letter, you mentioned the path of the Twenty-Sixth Word's Zeyl, which I have tried to follow according to the strength of my ability, and which is the way of humility, poverty, compassion, and contemplation. It is a short, Quranic, and luminous path that my beloved and esteemed teacher described, advised, and guided me to. May God willing, I will not deviate from this path. I hope that the duties and tasks entrusted to me under the name of service, which have never ceased, will decrease somewhat this year with your prayers and blessings, so that I can devote myself more to true service. And success comes from God.
Hulusi
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Barla Lâhikası
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I have given much importance to that subtle, light, beloved, and attractive coincidence, because it has become like a key and is a kind of guide to one of the treasures of the mysteries of the Qur’an. Otherwise, the divine inayets that assist and support our service are so numerous that if I were to count them, they would exceed a thousand. However, since everyone confirms that the secret in the letters of this Tenth Word is not from anyone’s sunnah or tradition, it appeared to be even more important.
But I have given attention to the absolute sign. However, I could not examine the details carefully, nor could I express it in the best way. In a short time, I put down some notes of a kind. I relied on the first one without further investigation. Indeed, there are some mistakes in my expressions, which cause confusion. Our brothers in Isparta did not understand the meaning; they have a right. Because that expression does not convey that meaning.
Since this is the case, this subtle coincidence in the letters of this Word is such that, considering the page number twenty-two, the pages with writing, more than half of the pages with writing are real and imaginary lines, and adding two lines of the name on the first leaf on the binding, it becomes one thousand three hundred forty-two (1342) ilh... Also, this sentence in that subject, and considering the last blank page, it becomes sixty-six, which coincides with the sixty-six letters of the first verse. In one, considering the last two blank pages, it becomes sixty-seven, which coincides with the sixty-seven letters of the first verse. That verse coincides with the letters of Surah Ikhlas and the abjad value of the Name of God, it should be said. We have made a copy like that, and we are sending it to you. Make your copies according to it. Also make the copies in Eğirdir like that.
3. The Everlasting is the Everlasting.
Your brother,
Said Nursi
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Barla Lâhikası
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